The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-01
ALL THE NEWS
OF WEST VIRGINIA RECORDED IN
BRIEF SPACE.
Incidents and Accidents and Matters
Miscellaneous.
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There are at present eight mill
tary companies in this State.
A negro named Sam Patton is
wanted by the Hinton authorities. He
is suspected of being the tire-bug
who has been firing houses in that
place.
During the scholastic year entsing
June, 1887, there were enrolled in
the State University and State Nor
NAL Schools upwards of nine hun
bred students Nearly seven hun
bred and fifty of these being in the
Normal Schools.
The Insurance Chronicic prints a
comparative statement showing the
proportion of incendiary fires in the
past year in all the States. In West
Virginia of all the fires recorded, 81
per cent. were of incendiary origin, a
percentage exceeded only by those
of Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi
and Tennessee.
Some one in Mineral county has
an implacable hatred of Mr.. Orn-
dortf, who lives near Frankfort, that
county. Some time ago a number
of hogs belonging to the gentleman
were shot, and few days ago his
unknown enemy attempted to kill
him, firing rifle at him, the ball
from which passed through one of
his arms.
A Mr.. Wood, of st. Adams, re-
eeived telegram from Martinsburg,
Kentucky, from his son, asking him
to come at once and identify him, as
he had been arrested for murder.
The murderer's name was McFar-
land, and he looked like young Wood.
This caused the latter's arrest on
suspicion, and the citizens were talk
ing of lynching him. Mr.. Wood
and his daughter left for the scene
of action at once.
An unknown man was found dead
in box car on the Ohio River Rail
road few days ago at Bellville near
Parkersburg. A revolver with one
empty shell was found near the
mans right hand and an examina-
ton revealed bullet hole in his left
side that evidently penetrated the
heart. All the circumstances point
to suicide. The remains were that
of man of about 55 years, five feet,
eight inches tall, smooth face and
neatly dressed in blue suit.
A rather singular case has Just
come to light in Parkersburg. A
young man who formerly lived
there and robbed his employers has
made full restitution. The story as
told by the Journal is as follows
Some years ago young man secur.
ed employment with a we'll known
business house in this city. He
gained the confidence of his employ
ers, who trusted him to collect vari.
GUS sums of money. In the course
of time he expressed a desire to leave
He was urged not to withdraw, and
the firm intimated that there was
something better in store for him
Notwithstanding the inducements
held out to him he left. After his
departure an examination of the
books showed that he had been sur
reptitiously retaining money for his
own use which came into his hands
Nothing was done in the case, the
firm counting the money as lost On
Monday the young man arrived in
this city, and went to his former
employers, and voluntarily stated
that he owed them certain moneys
indicating certain items as the books
showed were wrong. He rendered
them payment in full, which the
surprised firm accepted. He said
that the recollection of it had troub-
led him a great deal at times, and
that he came here for the purpose OF
having matters settled. 1t is under
stood that he owed some other small
debts of long standing in the city
which he also paid. His name is
withheld at the request of his former
employers. He left last evening for
Washington City, where he has a
good position. Snch young man,
to say the least deserves success.